The Mastering Show #102 - What IS 'translation' in mastering ?

Translation is one of the main goals of mastering - make the music sound great on any platform, and any delivery format. But how is that possible ? How can we optimise the audio to sound great on both a huge PA and crappy earbuds, or via any data-encoded stream, when we don't have any control over those playback systems or streaming platforms ? The answer to this paradox is deceptively simple - and powerful. In this episode I explain the common misconception of what 'translation' is; what the term really means to me, and share three simple suggestions to help you get your music to translate - on any playback system. Full links on our website: www. themasteringshow.com/episode-102 Mentioned in this episode: Leapwing Find out more about Leapwing's plugins Learn to master ! Click HERE to see Ian's courses and mastering resources Mastering Click HERE to work with Ian

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This episode is 30:29 long.

This episode was published on Oct 23, 2025.

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